Tyler Eifert

Good luck luring Ravens coach John Harbaugh into an on-the-record session handicapping his team’s opposition.

But Harbaugh did offer this blanket assessment as he reviewed his team’s 34-23 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals and looked ahead to a Week 3 matchup with the Denver Broncos: “Nobody in the NFL is a good football team yet. So it remains to be seen who the good football teams are, and that’s what we’ve got to try to become.”

Harbaugh has a point.

After Week 2 of last season, the New England Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles — eventual Super Bowl opponents — each stood 1-1. The New Orleans Saints looked nothing like a looming divisional champion at 0-2. The Ravens,...

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